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Introduction To Invertebrates

Invertebrates are animals without backbones. The main invertebrate groups are sponges, cnidarians, flatworms, roundworms, segmented worms, mollusks, arthropods, and echinoderms. Sponges have radial symmetry and lack tissues and organs, while cnidarians have radial symmetry and stinging cells. Mollusks often have a hard shell and a mantle covering internal organs. Arthropods have a hard exoskeleton, segmented bodies, and jointed appendages like legs. Echinoderms have a water vascular system and include sea stars, sea urchins, and sea cucumbers.

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Introduction To Invertebrates

Invertebrates are animals without backbones. The main invertebrate groups are sponges, cnidarians, flatworms, roundworms, segmented worms, mollusks, arthropods, and echinoderms. Sponges have radial symmetry and lack tissues and organs, while cnidarians have radial symmetry and stinging cells. Mollusks often have a hard shell and a mantle covering internal organs. Arthropods have a hard exoskeleton, segmented bodies, and jointed appendages like legs. Echinoderms have a water vascular system and include sea stars, sea urchins, and sea cucumbers.

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INTRODUCTION what are invertebrates?

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INVERTEBRATE
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• Animals that do not have backbones are
invertebrates. There main invertebrate
groups are sponge, cnidarians, flatworms,
Invertebrate roundworms, segmented worms, mollusks,
arthropods, and echinoderms.
characteristics
• About 96% of known  animals are
invertebrates. They live in every climate
• Sponges
• Sponges, are a symmetrical invertebrates. They had some specialized
cells but not tissues or organs.

• Cnidarians
• Jellyfishes and corals are examples of cnidarians,  invertebrates that
had stinging cells and take food into a central body cavity.

• Worms
• All worms have  bilateral symmetry, with head and tail ends. They also
have tissues, organs, and organ system. flatworms had flats, soft bodies.
• Mollusks
• Invertebrates with soft, unsegmented bodies that are often protected by
a hard shell are called mollusks. All mollusks have a thin layer of tissue
called a mantle that covers the internal organ, and an organ called a
foot.

• The three major groups of mollusks are gastropods, bivalves  and


cephalopods. Gastropods, such as snails, have a single shell or no shell,
and a distinct head. Bivalves such as clams, have two shells and a
simple nervous system. cephalopods may have an external or internal
shell or no shell at all. They have good vision a large brains.
• Arthopods
• Crabs and spiders are arthropods, or invertebrates that have hard outer
covering, segmented bodies, and pairs of jointing appendages.
• Legs, wings, an antenna are appendages. The outer covering is called an
exoskeleton or outer skeleton.
•  At times, the exoskeleton is shed  and replaced after the animal grows.
One arthropod group, crustaceans, includes animals such as crabs.
• As second group, arachnids, includes animals such as spiders.
• A third group includes centipedes, millipedes,  an insects, such as bees
and ants.
• Echinoderms

• An echinoderm is an invertebrate that


has an internal skeleton an assistant of
fluid filled tubes. an internal skeleton
is called an endoskeleton.
Echinoderms use their system of tubes
to move and obtained  food and
oxygen. Sea cucumbers, see stars. See
urchins, and brittle stars are the major
echinoderm groups
• How are invertebrates different from vertebrates?

• what are the main groups of invertebrates?


• what type of symmetry do sponge have?
• what type of symmetry do cnidarians have?
• How would you describe their body structures?
• what are two examples of cnidarians?
• What characteristics do all words have in common?
• What are the three major groups of mollusks?
• What is a foot?
• What is an arthropod?
• What kind of appendages do arthropods have? 
• What are some groups of arthropods?
• What is an example of a crustacean?
• what is an example of an arachnid?

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